Ozone Disco fire
 A Ozone Disco Club in 2008. | |
| Date | March 18, 1996 (28 years, 1 week and 5 days) |
|---|---|
| Time | Approximately 11:35 pm (PST), UTC 8+ |
| Location | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°38′06″N 121°02′09″E / 14.63500°N 121.03583°E |
| Type | Fire |
| Cause | Unknown, believed to be electrical fire |
| Deaths | 162 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 95 |
A 1996 Ozone Disco fire or simply as Ozone Disco fire occured on 11:35 pm, 18, March 1996 in South Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines. It left at least 162 dead and 95 are injured. It is the first worst fire in the Philippine history in the 20th century. It is also one of the top 10 worst fire nightclubs in the world.[1]
History[change | change source]
The Ozone Disco is a famous club located at Tomas Morato in Quezon City. It was established in year 1991. It was developed and operated by Westwood Entertainment Company, Inc.[2]
Incident[change | change source]
The fire broke out at 11:35 pm on March 18, 1996, More than 350 attendees when the incident, Most of them are young fresh men high school graduate at that time.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/lifestyle/ozone-disco-tragedy-1996-a1729-20190318-lfrm
- ↑ "Philippines sentences over 1996 Ozone Disco fire". BBC News. 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "After 18 years, 9 found guilty in Ozone inferno". 21 November 2014.
